"It is not what
enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth,
this defiles the man" (Matt. 15:11)
"But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and
those defile the man" (Matt. `15:18).
Hey Gang: It seems
every time I tune into one of the religious stations on television there are
discussions going on pertaining to the signs of the times and I have learned
that, if you do some channel surfing, you can find a discussion that you can
agree with. I think that is okay
because each of those participants, if born again, have the same Holy Spirit in
them that I do, and God speaks to each in a unique way that brings
understanding to that person.
And, if when we honor
the opinion of our brothers and sisters, not that we necessarily agree with all
that they say, we choose those parts of the discussion that agree with what we
feel the Holy Spirit is saying to us,
that drives us to the Holy Writ to check out the authenticity of what
has been said.
Jesus made it very clear that He did not want His children
to be uninformed of what is going on and what is to come. His first piece of advice to you and me,
"Careful gang, Be not be deceived!”
He warned that in the latter and last days there are going to be many
false prophets and false teachers.
One of the things that always amazes me is the many
productions of Hollywood based on religious themes. The thing that amazes me is that the stories
in the Bible, such as the flood, the story of Christ, the Exodus of the
Children of Israel, and the parting of the waters are absolutely amazing
miracles of God that need no embellishment by some producer who feels his
interpretation is more grandiose than the Biblical story.
It reminds me of the times when I was watching an athletic
event and the referees decided it was their game and not the participants game;
the zebra opinions controlled the action.
I often wondered if they were refereeing the same game that I was
watching.
As I watched the
recent release of yet another story of Christ’ life and death, I wondered if
they were using the same Bible that I have learned to love, and totally respect. Oh, there were pieces that were similar,
close enough that those whose Bibles are used for show in their homes, or just
plain dust collectors, close enough to but miles from the truth.
As I watched the unfolding of the story in the movie I
turned in my Bible to the last chapter of Revelation. The last four verse of
the Bible contains a very frightening warning for those who take liberties with
God's Word.
Keep in mind the Book
of Revelation was dictated to John by Jesus Himself. He closed it with these words: "I testify to everyone who hears the
words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him
the plagues which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the
words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree
of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book. He who testifies to these things says,
"Yes, I am coming quickly."
Amen, Come, Lord Jesus. The grace
of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen" (Rev.22:18-22).
Soooo, As I was
lulling this morning message in my mind, during the night hours, Jesus words found
in Luke's Gospel came to mind: "Woe
to the world because of its stumbling blocks...If your hand and your foot
causes you to stumble, cut them off and throw it from you....If your eye causes
you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it from you....for it is better to enter
life without these than be cast into the fiery hell" (Matt. 18:7-10).
Blessings,
Gramps
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